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.. uittMtMi fcMtto J , WFCHWT1 -" - !C, - uty n t ' i 4L v ' S l . NEW YEAR'S EDITION y Medford Mail Tribune FIRST SECTION FIRST.. SECTION Jj'OUTY-liMRST YWAH. THIRTY-TWO PAGE8 IN FOUR SECTIONS. ALWDtfOKD OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1912. PRICE 5 CENTS. No. 2J2. WONDERFUL ADVANCEMENT MADE IN 1911 Huge Sums Expended in Past Year for Development in City and Valley-Coming Year Bright With Promise r- VAST FIGURES TELL OF CITY 1911 Every Lino of Endeavor, Soclnl and Financial, Shows Remarkable Projj rcss Dtirlnn Year Which Sped Into History With Mldnlnht. POSTAL RECEIPTS, CERTAIN INDEX, GAIN 16 PER CENT Over $1,1300,000 lor New DuililliiS While City Is Improved by Expenditure of $580,000. Willi extraordinary proRnm mado iluiltiK (he onr till I, which piuiih to an intl hint evening, In nil IIikw of ilcw i iini'iil mill liiintiHwn In Med ford anil ihi ItciKtio Itlvor valley, rihlilnitH or city nml vnlloy nrJ to ilny ii'hiI to tuku up thu work hrourJil to hiuiil hy tint youncntur 10 II! nml wild renewed vlRor mul rotirmti btti-d on tint juiNt, continue lo huliii ji illy whoro u row tthort )uarH iko grew chumrol uiinioloslod ly the ploiuxir'H nx, nml develop lutein rotioiirctHi, ho iitiiiinlniit In vul Joy nml on lilll. . Muni'luti droit Hi, A rotroiootlo vluw of tho many event, mul tiiHutitnuos of progres, Muilfnril tin- Urn Jtoguu River vnl loy tiro jioiieorntiil,' shown that thu ut mul vnlloy have nindo uxlrnordli nnry program in every lino" of on deimir Thu record from month to month rolled iirhleinmnnln nf pro nounced mul Htibstmillnl chnrnetor, t It Ih section ixtilly Inking the loml In development mill program when com jmred with llio statu nt largo. .Mark cnl advancement wan nindo In thu various total of htmlUM a cri terion of which nro tho postoftlro flKtirt'H, which hIiow u gala for 1011 of moro than 15 per cunl ovur lit 10. Tho looal pnHtorflco during 1011 piiRMod tho SJIO.OOO mark, tho ro od pi a totaling sna,SSC.I7, an iikiiIiihI SSMSO.IU for 1010, In 1000 thoy worn SlO.lRU.nn whllo for l'JOS thoy worn Sli.GOl.ttt). Hiillillng Continues. Tho iiiarvulmiH orn of building uo tlvlly which totaled ovor $1,000,000 In 1010 wan contlnmul during 1011, when no loss thnn S 1,500,000 wiih nxpnnded for new InilldlnKR. Of UiIh mnnmit $800,000 Van for busl iiohr MooltH, tho remainder beliiR ex pended for r$dtloncoa. In city improvements nil provlous records worn shuttered, $fiS0.000 bo Ing Hpunt for paving, service mnliiH ami commit hIiIowiiIkh. TIiIh brings Modfnrd'H mark In municipal Im provements near tho IU, 000, 000 mark anil glvim lior 10.77 iiiIIoh of paving, -V.I miles of watur inaliiH, ' I, on mlUm of sower maliiH nml 2 1.08 iiiIIob of cunuml Hldowulka, Among other municipal ImprovointmtB Ih tho liiHtallatlou of oliifltor lights on tho main HlrootH of tho city, doing away with tho ohl-tlmo arc lights mul tho nuccuriary dlHflgurlng polou, Truilo Iiicii'iinch. Modford'H himlnona hniiaoH nil ro port gratifying IwroattoH In tiailo ox immtlon. Thu (mtahlluhoil whohmalo IiiihIiichh Iioiihuii hIiow hoalthy In cioamm whllo rotallorn uro woll bhIIh fluil. A largo numhm' of now IiiihI- IIDHH llOIIHOH lUlVO llOOl) OpUllOll 1)11(1 wolconiml. TIiIh ncllvlty Iiiir boon vory Kral Ifylni: and ptuiuty mit holdly tiKiiliiHt rgportH from almofil ovory nook and ooruor of llio Unltod HtutoH of uIiik kIhIiuobh In hiiHlnoMH, tlKlitiuma of tho inonoy lyurkiit. nmt timidity of cap ItallMtB to untCT now floIdB, Whllo UiIh Iiiih houn folt to a curtain dOKroo in Medford, tho city has forgod ahoad Htoadlly. '( Kocllll yi'OKIWHH. Jfronma has lioon nindo In llnou iiHldo froni tho IiubIuosh and develop ment wjVldj Tho yoar 1011 huw now cluuw hulldliiKB, now bcIiooI hoiiHcii mid nioro attoutlon paid to uducatlou, cultui'Q u ml soolal ad- GROWTH COUNTY SEES BIG SUMS FOR DEVELOPMENT From Evrry Section of Jackson Conn ty Comes Stories of Proucss- Vallcy Towns All Make Strides Toward Better Conditions. MILLION DOLLARS FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT Llmo Quarries to Dc Opened Brick Plant to Operate on Large Scale Electric Road Talked. I'roui all tioolloiiH of Jncknon county coiuo xtorliw of proKroRH lur- liiK 1012. Anliland, Tnlont, lhoo nix, JnckiHinvlllc, lltitto lalln, KakIo Point, Contra) l'olnt, Tolo, (.'old Hill nml Woodvllln nil hnvo nindo Im portant MtrldoH diirliiK tho pant yar, Inoklim tow)iril huttor miiulclpnl (HiitilltloiiH. Iloud Imiioh hnvo huon voted and work ntnrted, ami In mmu caxen compleliMl on tho ItiHtnllatlon of wnivr KyitUnuti, pnvoiiieut, wiwor HyHtoniH, whllo IiiiIIiIIiik linn been proKHMHluc at n innrvcloim rate. Itclt in Mining. llul not nlono In tho county lowun In procroiiK evident. Vntil flKurcx qII, of (luyinunit liihtir. Uw. .A tnflllon d"6nnrflrtnfTc(;uxpondod In ImfnoMiitni; thu watem, ot tho Kokuo ncnr Proppect. vh!li1 slepilhnvn boon taken toward ilov'oldiiluK tho Iiiikh timber heltH ot llio county. Tho car Iiiik oen u revival In mlnliiK throughout tho county mul several large dcnla are now pundliiK wheieby development work will bo Htartvul on Kooral prouilBlug proper tlori. The ytmr 1011 unw the cnlnrgo- uient of n htiKo brick plnut at Tolo which will employ ninny men mid bo an, Important factor In tho IndtiBtrlul circle. Llmo deposits hnvo boon opened, coal lulncn leased nml workod on a Hiunll ncale, It la true, but oiio thnt kIvcb promUo of Iiuko ro huHh for 1012. Iri'lKiitlou ICxuiiii1n. An electric railroad throughout tho valley ban boon projected nnd plaiiH uuiy aunturo In 1012. Sovoral thoimaiid uddttlounl ncron hao been brmiKht iindor Irrigation during tho yoar. 1011 nnd work Ih under wny to hrlnp water to more, asmnliig greater returns from tho fertile ncreii of tho Iloguo. Moro attention was glvon diversi fied fanning In tho vnlloy during 1011, which roHiiltcd In rouowed In toroHt along thin lino, and which will bring huge bouoflta In 1012. Tho county, during tho yoar, awoke to tho nocoiodty of good ronds, nml voted a bond Ikhuo of l,r00,000 to build hlghwuyH. . In fact, from ovory nook and cor ner of tho county coiuo Btorlen of prt;rcHH, of dovelopmuut, and thcoo augur woll for 1012, vaucemont, In addition tho yoar 1011 aw Banltary coudltloiiH in tho city bettered, and u corresponding ilecreaso In tho death rale. In fact, In every lino of IiiihIuohh and nodal endeavor, Mod ford madu marked progroHH. IDI'J I'roiulhCN Much. Hut an bright nH 1011, hau boon, 1012 promlHon Ijiflultely moro. On ovory hand la noon ovldouco otfcru uewed faith In tho city'H future and thlH la tho faatnr that bullda oltlOH nnd dovolopa roHourcou, With tho opening ot tho spring tho proa poctti urn oxcoodlngly bright, Ttall rond dovolopmont, orchard develop ment, mining dovolopmont, ttmbor dovolopmont all aro promtuod, and each will add to tho momentum with which thu city la building, nnd tho vnlloy oponod up. Theso will add to tho RiiBtnlnod confidence ,liud by ouatoru fluanulora and InvoBtora In tho pormanouoy of tho building of Medfonl nnd tho dovolopmont of tho valley, I It'll vmzM ' I fc I i , ' ' hi' ' &&ZSiffiZtt&&G& sTsC I & ! W M&WBB T ' EG VOTES TO ERECT fJE Christian Church In This City to Have Handsome New Oulldlnrj of Bunga low Stylo on Corner of Ninth and Oakdale. Tho memhurs o tho Chrinlinn elntreli of this, city yi'Hlerdnv dceuled lo nt oueo eoinmuncu work on the election of u now place' of wondiip. These people a few mnutliK n Hold their church property, on lliq oomer of WoHt Sixth anil North Ivy streets, to tho Itiut-Monro Held company, the grouuil upon which the church stands to ho used for Imimucks punwscs. At tho time of this sale tho church pen--pie puroiuiHod a piece of ground, 100, by 100 foot in sir.e, at tho BoutlicuHt comer of South Oakdale avenue and Ninth Btrcot, nnd it is lmro the new edifice will ho erected. The now church will ho of hum, i- low Ktylo in architectural design mul Hie main auditorium will hnvo a ' u iug capacity of -IfiO. On tho bcci1 floor Ihoro will ho sovon class rooms for tho Sunday school pud the audi torium will he 80 arranged an to ho partitioned off for ehihhe ami small church gatherings when needed, or throw n open into ono nsKi'inhly room for preaching Aorwioos. The structure ilk . 1 i Lmmv till complete will cost annul .?mmhi. me Bir.n of the huilding is thought to lie hiiffieienlly ample for five or six yours, nt whiuh time tho building may he aildeil lo or moved off lo make room for n larger building. ... i .... . SAN Dir.OO, Cnl., Jan. 1. The Gorman thip California, lfill day.s from Shields, Kugland, mu) given up for lost, has heoit sighlcd 'JO miles off Point .ouia, Slio is liQOultnod. fugs lmvo gone to hor. The California was last scon at Cupo Horn early in September. f Three Dlo In Fire. (Unltod l'l ohh LciiNvil Wli 0.) NKY YORK, Jan. 1. Three men nro missing ami helievcd to have per ished in a firo whtn.Ii nt an early hour toddy destroyed tho stables of the Mutual Milk and Cream coin-pnujr, N6 II W CHURCH Ho,w That Boy Does Grow! ! "TBJt'tT" ?mg r tm f . A HAPPY NEW t f f The .Mcilfurtl .Mall Tribune extendi Its most cordial lc.t uIsIioh .to IIn many reader for the happiest nml most prosperous year in their M'vcrnl Ho n full twoho months of henllli, happiness nml Microns In nil of their nffnlrx. Uy tUip frleniMilp of your friends Iks more closely cemented; the InMlng. welfare of your fntully more certnlnly assured nnd opportunity for nihnncemetit nil d betterment come to you moro tlutu eer lefor Is the wish of Tho Mnil Tribune for jou during the coming jear. 4- f NARROW ESCAPE ATWOOD HAS Big Wave Hits Hydroplane When It Falls Into Sea and Aviator Comes Near Death Rescuers Just in Time. (Unltcit 1'renH I.cuncil Wire.) LYNN, Mass., Jan. 1. Kullinj? 100 foot into the jueonii near Point of Pines, Aviator,. Harry N. Atwood, shortly uftiyr starting from liero to day on his way to Portland, Maine, in his hydroplane, had a narrow cs one from death. Tho machine was going niooly whon its engines stopped and Atwood dropped into the water. As ho at tempted to rise again u big wave struck the machine, lipping it over backward. The hydtoplano began to sink, and Atwood crawled to its top, culling for help. Komuioi-m arrived ji:t us lie was going down. BOB LA F0LLETTE IS NOT DAUNTED BY SORE THROAT (United Picsh I.oimort Wlru.) DETUOIT, Mich., Jan. 1. Un daunted by n soro throat mid a lame hand, tho latter badly swollen from tlo grips of Cincinnati admirers, Sen ator Hoborl M. La Kollelte started from hero today for a hrte days' tour of Michigan. He was billed to spoak at Flint in the morning, at Saginaw this afternoon nml at Day City to- Idght, l..ff. ! ! Spokane Shivers, (United Pies I.eunort Wile.) 8POKANB, Wish., Jan. 1, Spo kano today lu nhlvorlng In thu low oat tompornturo in two years. At sunrldo the thormometor stood two bolow xero. y -4. vs'-f- -km-4 I YEAR TO YOU. I I WIFE HELD FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH Police Are Convinced That Charles B. Morrow Was Killed by His Wife Following Quarrel Over a "Star Boarder. (United rro8 Leased 'Wire) CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Convinced that Charles H, Morrow, an inventor whose froren body was found on tho back porch of his home hero with n bullot in thu head and another in tho heart, was murdered and was not a suicido as claimed by his wife, tho polico aro holding Mrs. Morrow on n formal charge of murder. Thoy aro also searching for a young nuloiuobilo salesman who is reported to lmvo been the "lar hoarder" at tho Mor-1 row homo. Attorney Cuthhort I). Potts, a friend of the dead man, has informed the polico thnt Morrow's domustio life was uuliappv; tliat .Mrs. Morrow nindo hor husband sleep in a disused kitch en, nnd that shortly beforo tho trag edy sho secured tho deed of Morrow's property and when ho demanded it, chased him from tho house with a butcher knife. OHIO PROGRESSIVES CONFER ABOUT LA F0LLETTE (United Press I.euacil Wlro.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 1. Ohio progressives conferred hero today to perfect their state orgauiatiou, Tho majority of tho dolegates in tho con ference favor indorsing Senator La Polletto for tho republican presi dential nomination, although La Toi lette himsolf prefers that an indorse ment should ho doferred, so that should ho fail to show tho needed strength later, the nnmo of some oth or progressive may be substituted 7 LABOR LEADERS MAY MHT BE THIEO oiiymjoLJ Congested Condition of Criminal Cal endar in United States District Court Will Probably Delay Trial for Months. (United Press Leased Wire.) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 1. Ow ing to .tho congested condition of tho criminal calendar in the United States district court it appears unlikely to day that tho conspirnc cases against Olaf A. Tvcitmoe, Anton Johannscn, E. A. Clancy, J. E. Mnndscy ami other labor lenders will bet set for trial before next July. Tho accused men will be arraigned tomorrow beforo Judge Wellborn in tho federal district court. This for mality finished, a date for their pleas will bo bet and tho cases placed on the term trial calendar for January S, tho opening of tiio now court torm. Forty criminal cases aro now at issue and ready to be tried beforo Judge Wellborn and if tho rogular pro cedure is adhered to it will bo at least six months before these cases are disposed of and tho conspiracy cases taken up. FRISCO IS TO CALL ON CONGRESS TO OPEN ALASKA (United Press Leaned AVlro.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 1. A delegittion representing tho San Francisco clianibor of commoice will go to Washington the latter part of t sihmonth to use. their offorts to aid in enacting legislation that will help in tho development of Alaska, Tho chamber scuds tho body as San Fran cisco's sharo in a work that will be carried on all oug tho Pacific coast. Thirty or forty members will bo in cluded iu the coast delegation, each oity sonding several. Underwood III. (United Press Loaned Wire.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Appen dicitis threatens tho lifo of ltepro sentativo Osoar Underwood, deuio crulio loader of Alabama in tho houso of representatives, Ho is confined to his bod. How sorious his condi tion is has not yo,t boon fully, do terrained, . YOUNGSTER 12 IS WELCOMED WORLD OVER San Francisco Sets Pace With 200, 000 ClieeriDj People Mixing to Great Joyfest New York Has Headache. KING GEORGE AND MARY ARE BUSY TODAY Other Cities for Most Part Are Quiet Owing to Sunday Clss- HInrj Laws. (United VrfHH Loused Wire ) SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jan. l. Expressing their joy nt the advent of the New Year with every noise mak-ing-,dcvicc known to man, 200,000 Sua Franciscans bade lull good-bye here in tho biggest joy fest tho city has ever known. Beginning early in the evening, Market street and Mho cafe? were jammed with shouting, rattling, yell ing .thousand nnd when midnight came the pandemonium must have been heard clenr across the buy. The weather was excellent, except for a slight mist in tho evening, tho night bejjig particularly wnrraTor the sen son. Ecw accidents and thoso of a trivial nature wero reported to the M)lice, and today the festival bdaru the distinction of having been cele brated without a single erimo of note. I'nrtland Quiet. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 1. A blast of noise at midnight, when all the Whistles of factories, steamboats and locomotives let go, preceded and fol lowed by tho jangle of machinery on tho streets, was about the sum and substance of Portland's celebration in honor of the coming of the new year. Tho lid was on in this city from Saturday midnight until tho birth of New Year's, with the result that the enfo celebration was a tamo affair. At the road houses "just outside the city a few couvivially inclined en joyed a lidlcss tiine but in the city mo (wizens wero compelled to wel come 1912 in a "ladylike" manner mi tho sheet. At Calcutta. CALCUTTA, Jan. 1. Reception of unlive princes nnd local notables oc cupied jnoht of New Year's morning for King George and Qheeu Mary. Visits to hospitals and important pub lio buildings followed, with many ad dressos of welcome and responses. New York Has Headache. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. America's metropolis awakened today with a headache, a bad' tasto in the mouth and hor bankroll deplotcd just about $750,000. That's what the Now Year celebration cost old Father Knicker bookor. It win, ono without parallel in tho history of New York, but bromide and every known nerve quieter on tho mtirkot is being worked overtime today. Seattlo QTilot. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 1. Scuttle ushorcd in tho yoar 1012 in the quiet est New Year's celebration iu 10 yoars. Tho lid was on tight and tho enfo oiowils of nrovious yoars wero conspicuously absent. Tho strcols, whllo presenting- gala ntmosphoro by confetti throwing nnd tho tooling of horns, , did not hold llio usual Novy Year's crowds by many thousands. Tho pro-New Year's ovo oolobration on Saturday night was also oxcop. tionally quiet, tho lid cominp; dowu sharply at 12 o'clock. , t Los Angeles Disgusted, "" LOS ANGELES, Cnl.. Jan, 1. A "mitt' frnppo was tho only recogni tion handed to tho young 1013 horo for his knookout blow to hoorv old 1011. Excot for Bovornl latn nrowl- ors of tho folinq variety and n fow night hawks erathorod nrortnd in care-" tully guarded spots, nono saw th "good night" punch when it lauded. t'